On Tuesday longtime Democratic leader Dick Harpootlian further explained his controversial remarks about South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley last week, declaring that she needs to return to her job as an accountant instead of being a fraudulent governor. Read More
Equality/Race
Anthony Weiner’s forgotten scandal
A 1991 scandal reveals more about Anthony Weiner than the one that ended his Congressional career. Read More
Fighting for social justice through spoken word
Bryonn Bain may have a law degree from Harvard, but instead of fighting mass incarceration and racial profiling through lawsuits, he's doing it through art. Read More
The Syllabus: What you should know for the May 5 ‘MHP’
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova will join Sunday's edition of "Melissa Harris-Perry" to discuss NBA player Jason Collins' revelation that he is gay. Also on the agenda: public shaming, rape culture on campus, Detroit's homeless, and the War on Drugs -- all at 10 a.m. EST on MSNBC! Read More
April most deadly month for Iraq in nearly 5 years
What do we know now? Watch and find out. Read More
Clarence Thomas: Obama approved by ‘elites and the media’
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claims he never doubted an African-American president would be elected in his lifetime, but said he knew it would have to be someone who was "approved" by the elites and the media. Read More
Bloomberg and NYPD struggle with ‘stop and frisk’ questions
New York mayor Mike Bloomberg used a teen's shooting death as fodder in an argument with The New York Times over "stop-and-frisk," while NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly says black people are "understopped." Read More
Paul Ryan: Beware of ‘anchor babies’
Rep. Paul Ryan pitched immigration reform to constituents in Wisconsin by using derogatory terms while warning that illegal immigration is "fairly easy" and people are having "anchor babies" in the U.S. Read More
Include LGBT families in the immigration bill
The Senate’s good immigration bill can be made better—it should be amended to allow LGBT Americans to sponsor their foreign-born partners for residency, just as straight Americans have always been allowed to do. Read More
New book: ‘Being Latino means being from everywhere’
Writer Raquel Cepeda joined "Melissa Harris-Perry" to discuss her new book, "Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina." Read More
The real victims of the sequester
The NOW panel takes a look at the harsh effects of the sequester cuts on those who lack political clout. Read More
#click3 Boston Strong, alright
The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to the Twitter and Facebook communities for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More
Racial wealth gap grows during Great Recession: Study
In 2010, the average income for whites was twice that of blacks and Hispanics--$89,000 compared the $46,000. That means for every $2.00 whites earned, blacks and Hispanics earned just $1.00. Read More
Obama’s second-term Cabinet takes shape
President Obama's expected nomination today of Mayor Anthony Foxx as secretary of transportation comes after he was accused earlier this year for appointing all-male Cabinet members and not diversifying the executive leaders during his second term. Read More
Adopted against her will: One woman shares her story
Tarikuwa Lemma talks about being adopted as a 13-year-old in what she thought was an educational exchange program. Read More
Groups plan fight against NC Voter ID bill
North Carolina activists are planning a massive response to proposed voting restrictions, what Rev. William Barber called the 21st century "white southern strategy." Read More
The Syllabus: What you should know for April 28th’s show
Read more about the discussion topics on Sunday's Melissa Harris-Perry. Read More
Racial profiling helps terrorists
Since Tamerlan and Dzokhar Tsarnaev were identified as the bombing suspects, coverage of their backgrounds and the subtle implication of all those of the Islamic faith has been dangerously present everywhere we look. It's important that we do not lump everyone into one category, or blame an entire religion for the actions of a few. Read More
Chicago students boycott standardized test in protest of mass school closings
Dozens of students protested against high stakes testing and Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close 54 schools. Read More
‘Four little girls’ of Birmingham remembered 50 years later
The House of Representatives voted to approve a bill Wednesday that honors four girls killed for the color of their skin with a Congressional Gold Medal. Read More
